> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.platform9.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.platform9.com/managed-kubernetes/5.7/getting-started/public-cloud-what-is-a-cloud-provider.md).

# Public Cloud What Is A Cloud Provider

A Cloud Provider enables Administrators to authenticate and deploy Kubernetes clusters on a wide variety of private or public clouds. A cloud provider then leverages features and capabilities native to that cloud to create Kubernetes clusters on it.

Platform9 Managed Kubernetes can be deployed on following cloud platforms today:

* Amazon Web services
* Microsoft Azure
* Google Cloud

To create a Kubernetes cluster using Platform9’s native public integrations, you need to first create [AWS](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/aws-prerequisites/README.md), [Google Cloud](https://platform9.com/docs/kubernetes/gke-cluster-management) or [Azure ](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/azure-prerequisites/README.md)credentials and then add a cloud provider.

* [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/add-aws-cloud-provider/README.md)
* [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/gke-cluster-management/README.md)
* [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/add-azure-cloud-provider/README.md)


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